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Thursday, July 31, 2014

News: US gov’t gives up fight for Ka-Nefer-Nefer

The
fight for custody of a 3,200-old mummy mask is over and the priceless artefact
will stay at the St. Louis Art Museum, as the US government has given up the
battle to reclaim it on behalf of Egypt.

US
Attorney Richard Callahan said on Tuesday that the Department of Justice will
take no further legal action to reclaim the funeral mask of Lady
Ka-Nefer-Nefer, a noblewoman who died in 1186 BC. The mask went missing from
the Egyptian Museum in Cairo more than 40 years ago, as reported by TNN last
month. The St. Louis Art Museum said it researched the provenance of the mask
and legitimately bought it in 1998.

A
federal judge ruled in 2012 that the US government provided no evidence of
“theft, smuggling or clandestine importation.” An appeals court panel later
agreed. “We were relying on the lack of any records showing a lawful transfer,”
Callahan said. “The court ended up deciding that wasn’t enough to lead to an
inference of stealing. “We believe that it received a full and fair proceeding,
and we’re glad that it’s finally coming to an end.” the attorney for the museum
David Linenbroker commented praising the decision.